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THE NURSERY-MANUAL 



Marker 



FIG. 31. 



Cross-section of Marker 



Marker, for forest seed-beds. 



the beds a marker (Fig. 31), hinged seeding-board (Fig. 33), and a seed- 

 trough (Fig. 34) have proved highly efficient. The marker consists of a 



plank 4 feet long, 15 inches 

 wide and 1| inches thick, 

 with two handles project- 

 ing beyond each end, and 

 with triangular strips of 

 wood from \ inch to 1 inch 

 thick on a side and 4 feet 

 long, nailed longitudinally 

 and parallel, from 3 to 6 

 inches apart, on its under 

 side. By pressing these 

 triangular strips or cleats 



into the soft earth of the 

 FIG. 32. Concrete marker-roller. prepared seed-bed perfect 



V-shaped depressions can 



be made of the depth desired. Two men can mark from 100 to 200, 4 by 

 12 foot beds per day with this board, depending on the depth desired 



Him 



FIG. 33. 



Hingred Seeding Board 



'Hinge 



A seeding-board for forest seeds. A cross-section of this board is 

 shown in Fig. 34. 



